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Audra Kresinske is an educator with over 7 years experience teaching English and employment readiness skills.
Being passionate about their area of patient care is essential for any physician to be successful in their craft. As they consider many great medical students to match into their Dermatology residency program, your team of interviewers wants to rank passionate candidates dedicated to a future career in dermatology.

Audra Kresinske is an educator with over 7 years experience teaching English and employment readiness skills.
"In pursuing a career as a physician, many factors influenced that choice. First and foremost, I want to help people live happier and healthier lives, and Dermatologists get to do that daily. Whether it's helping a teenager be more confident by treating simple acne or removing precancerous lesions, the work would be gratifying for both my patients and me. I'm also very driven by science and research, and I'm enamored with where future research will take this field. I can't wait to be a part of it."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
You can shine by speaking with passion and vigor. From the ability to treat patients to the life-changing care you can provide, practicing in Dermatology has many significant aspects. You need to convey one or two things that draw you to the field and help make you a dedicated resident for the next three years.
"From my first year of medical school, I saw Dermatology as my calling. My Dermatologist greatly impacted my teenage years, and watching my father get life-saving melanoma care a few years ago was the tipping point. Saving lives and helping families thrive for years to come would be an honor."

Sara Yumeen is a Dermatology resident physician.
"During my dermatology rotations in medical school, I was drawn to dermatology as a field that sees a variety of patients and skin conditions, from children to older adults, and from inflammatory conditions to skin cancers. I am also very visual and a visual learner, so I enjoyed the aspect of dermatology using physical exam as a very important component of diagnosis and to assess treatment. I was also inspired by the quality of life improvement my mentors in dermatology could provide for their patients, and hope to do the same during my career."
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